Featured Blog Posts - GNH Community2019-01-21T22:57:44Zhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?promoted=1&xn_auth=noCommon Ground is hiring!tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-16:3365802:BlogPost:999912019-01-16T21:25:47.000ZKimball Cartwrighthttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/KimballCartwright
<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.99px; orphans: 2; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Common Ground, a New Haven gem, is seeking…</div>
<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.99px; orphans: 2; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Common Ground, a New Haven gem, is seeking people for <a style="color: #1155cc;" href="http://www.commongroundct.org/get-involved/join-our-staff/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple positions,</a> including for <a href="http://commongroundct.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Common-Ground-Executive-Director-job-posting.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Executive Director.</a> Turnover is rare, this is a unique moment in time to apply to work at a beautiful place with wonderful people!</div>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.99px; orphans: 2; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Common Ground is seeking a Development Associate for Special Events and Communications. <a style="color: #1155cc;" href="http://commongroundct.org/2019/01/common-ground-is-seeking-a-development-associate-for-special-events-and-communications/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click on this link for a full description, including how to apply.</a></div>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.99px; orphans: 2; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Common Ground is seeking someone part-time and seasonally as an Event Coordinator for the Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride. <a style="color: #1155cc;" href="http://commongroundct.org/2018/12/common-ground-is-seeking-a-part-time-seasonal-event-coordinator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click on this link for a full description, including how to apply.</a></div>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.99px; orphans: 2; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Common Ground is seeking a Food Justice Education Coordinator. <a style="color: #1155cc;" href="http://commongroundct.org/2018/12/common-ground-is-seeking-a-food-justice-education-coordinator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click on this link for a full description, including how to apply.</a></div>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.99px; orphans: 2; overflow: visible; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Common Ground is hiring <a href="http://commongroundct.org/2019/01/common-ground-is-seeking-camp-teachers-environmental-educators/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Summer Camp Counselors/Environmental Educators!</a></div>Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose Seeking Family Center Directortag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-15:3365802:BlogPost:1000832019-01-15T21:29:33.000ZLisahttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/Lisa
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<p>Please see the attached job description and/or email LPawlik@ccaoh.org for more information or to apply.</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/770258596?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catholic%20Charities-Centro%20San%20Jose%20Director.doc</a></p>Responsive Grants Process is Opentag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-11:3365802:BlogPost:999702019-01-11T20:58:18.000ZThe Community Foundation for GNHhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/TheCommunityFoundationforGNH
<h2>Project, General Operating and Capacity Building Grants Available to Nonprofits</h2>
<p class="largetext">New Haven, CT (January 11, 2019) - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s annual responsive grants process is open. The responsive grants process is the largest source of competitive grant funding from The Foundation and is offered in conjunction with its partner in philanthropy serving the Valley, the Valley Community Foundation. </p>
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<h2>Project, General Operating and Capacity Building Grants Available to Nonprofits</h2>
<p class="largetext">New Haven, CT (January 11, 2019) - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s annual responsive grants process is open. The responsive grants process is the largest source of competitive grant funding from The Foundation and is offered in conjunction with its partner in philanthropy serving the Valley, the Valley Community Foundation. </p>
<p>Nonprofits serving The Foundation’s twenty-town region are encouraged to apply. Three types of responsive grants are available: general operating support; programmatic support; and capacity building support. Amounts vary from $7,500 and higher. Applications are subject to eligibility restrictions, including adherence to The Community Foundation’s anti-discrimination policy. </p>
<p><strong>The deadline for responsive grants is March 28 at 5 p.m.</strong></p>
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<p></p>Volunteer Tax Preparers Needed at JUNTAtag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-12:3365802:BlogPost:1002562019-01-12T16:30:07.000ZDaniel Reyeshttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/DanielReyes
<p><span>Tax Prep Season is almost here and Junta for Progressive Action need volunteers! We need dedicated folks to become certified volunteer tax preparers at our VITA site in Fair Haven. We are asking you to serve as a volunteer one day a week during tax season: Mondays or Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. (Bilingual preferred but not necessary) Please contact us at info@juntainc.org for more details. …</span></p>
<p><span>Tax Prep Season is almost here and Junta for Progressive Action need volunteers! We need dedicated folks to become certified volunteer tax preparers at our VITA site in Fair Haven. We are asking you to serve as a volunteer one day a week during tax season: Mondays or Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. (Bilingual preferred but not necessary) Please contact us at info@juntainc.org for more details. <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/736374375?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/736374375?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></span></p>Center for Children’s Advocacy works to reduce racial and ethnic disparitiestag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:1000612019-01-09T22:33:52.000ZThe Community Foundation for GNHhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/TheCommunityFoundationforGNH
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<p class="largetext">Black and Latino youth are over represented in the juvenile justice system and disproportionately expelled or suspended from school. Recent work by the <a href="https://givegreater.guidestar.org/NonprofitProfile.aspx?OrgId=1067848" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Center for Children’s Advocacy</a> is tackling these disparities by…</p>
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<p class="largetext">Black and Latino youth are over represented in the juvenile justice system and disproportionately expelled or suspended from school. Recent work by the <a href="https://givegreater.guidestar.org/NonprofitProfile.aspx?OrgId=1067848" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center for Children’s Advocacy</a> is tackling these disparities by successfully pushing reforms through the schools and courts.</p>
<p>In New Haven, the CCA used a recent grant from The Community Foundation to work with city and public school officials to standardize a support network for youths discharged from incarceration. The funding is part of The <a href="/LeadingOnIssues/IncarcerationandReentry.aspx">Foundation's reentry strategy</a> to create opportunities for and improve the lives of people released from incarceration. </p>
<p>CCA helped craft a new youth reentry protocol for New Haven Public Schools that establishes a pre-release team that engages youth prior to reentry, beginning 90 days before discharge. The protocol also requires that discharged youth receive an orientation with the pre-release team, a risk assessment with a clinician to determine community services needed, one-on-one engagement with a case manager, and development of a transition plan that addresses educational reentry, housing, safety and basic needs. </p>
<p>CCA’s work on the reentry protocol is part of its Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Project. In other work, the project helped the New Haven Juvenile Probation and the Juvenile Review Board (JRB) collaborate to ensure that New Haven youth who are arrested for minor offenses in neighboring towns are diverted to the JRB as an alternative to court involvement. </p>
<p>In another success, CCA advocated for the passage of Public Act No. 17-25, AN ACT CONCERNING "SEXTING" BY A CHILD, which ensures that all children under eighteen years of age are not charged with a felony for sexting behavior and are instead charged with a misdemeanor. </p>
<h2>Did you know? </h2>
<p>More than half of the men released from Connecticut Department of Corrections facilities (DOC) had been incarcerated before age 22. <a href="http://www.ct.gov/opm/lib/opm/cjppd/cjresearch/recidivismstudy/recidivsm_report_2014_cohort_feb_2018_draft_2.pdf)">OPM - Criminal Justice Policy &amp; Planning Division CT recidivism rates</a></p>
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<p><em>This story is part of the <a href="https://www.cfgnh.org/About/NewsEvents/InspirationMondayStories.aspx">Inspiration Monday story series</a> produced by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.</em></p>Invitation to Attend the Bank of America Information Session on our 2019 Philanthropic Strategy & RFP Processtag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-10:3365802:BlogPost:1000632019-01-10T15:15:59.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
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<tbody><tr><td><p>Dear Community Partner:</p>
<p>At Bank of America, we're guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We're delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. As part of this work, we develop strong…</p>
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<tbody><tr><td><p>Dear Community Partner:</p>
<p>At Bank of America, we're guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We're delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. As part of this work, we develop strong partnerships with nonprofit organizations addressing issues fundamental to economic mobility, bringing our collective networks and expertise as part of our commitment to help fuel economic and social progress in low- and moderate-income communities.</p>
<p>Our philanthropic investments help move individuals and communities forward through workforce development and education, community development and basic needs. We partner with nonprofits that are removing barriers to economic success for vulnerable populations, including youth, working families, and those with barriers to employment, including the formerly incarcerated. We're committed to advancing a more diverse and inclusive society by expanding opportunities and supporting equitable solutions that gives communities the power to grow and prosper. Through our philanthropic efforts and our employee volunteers, we're helping create thriving economies and a better future for us all.</p>
<p><strong><u>2019 Request for Proposal Funding Cycle:</u></strong></p>
<p>In 2019, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will issue two requests for proposals (RFPs) on the priority focus area of economic mobility:</p>
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<li><strong><em>The first will focus on the on the needs of individuals and families</em></strong> by investing in workforce development &amp; education and basic needs (Applications accepted 1/28/2019 - 2/22/2019) <br/> <strong><em> </em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>The second will focus on the needs of the community</em></strong> by addressing economic development and social progress by investing affordable housing, revitalization, arts, and the environment (Applications accepted: 6/3/2019 - 6/28/2019) </li>
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<p>For additional information on the bank's funding priorities click <a href="http://click.gcsr.bankofamerica.com/?qs=cecc72059bfd86aaa377ea39c2982e79338fae01e1867e51a7102ee11310a14d9bba08768c2cca04d09f466052a6ab0a">here</a>. To apply online please click <a href="http://click.gcsr.bankofamerica.com/?qs=cecc72059bfd86aa6d3c0b6ac0f032a42343756056523860f87b581a80eefbf5253ccb578611785f1d7a29939b3b560e">here</a>. </p>
<p><strong><u>Information Session Invitation</u></strong><br/> If you would like more details on our strategy and RFP funding cycle, please join our upcoming information session. Registration is quick and easy but must be completed prior to the session (webcast). </p>
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<li>January 22nd from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT/ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT. <a href="http://click.gcsr.bankofamerica.com/?qs=cecc72059bfd86aa4094649d855012a22e1b21ef8ab96156c883f668117423cde3c3b354d46ffe23a8a41a34ed70a748">To register, click here</a>. (Please bookmark the link once you have registered to add the event to your calendar)</li>
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<p>Audio will be delivered <strong><em>through the webcast service</em></strong> (not via phone) and questions submitted online during the session. If you are unable to attend the session, please use the registration link to access a recording of the webcast.</p>
<p>Thank you for your commitment to improving our community. We wish you and your organizations a happy and healthy 2019.</p>
<p><br/> The Bank of America Charitable Foundation</p>
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</table>Tax Reform Provisions that Affect Retirement Plans, Tax Exempt Organizations and Governmentstag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:1001682019-01-09T22:26:41.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p>As the IRS implements this major tax legislation, check this page for updates and resources to learn how the<span> </span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1/text" title="Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"><font color="#0066CC">Tax Cuts and Jobs Act</font></a><span> </span>(TCJA) affects retirement plans, tax exempt organizations and governments.…</p>
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<p>As the IRS implements this major tax legislation, check this page for updates and resources to learn how the<span> </span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1/text" title="Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"><font color="#0066CC">Tax Cuts and Jobs Act</font></a><span> </span>(TCJA) affects retirement plans, tax exempt organizations and governments.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-exempt-government-entities">https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-exempt-government-entities</a></p>
<p></p>AMERICA IS FAILING ITS BLACK MOTHERStag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:999682019-01-09T21:51:49.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<div class="featured-article-text"><div class="featured-article-text-inside"><h2 class="article-subtitle">For decades, Harvard Chan alumni have shed light on high maternal mortality rates in African American women. Finally, policymakers are beginning to pay attention.</h2>
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<div class="entry-content"><p><span class="bwh-dc">S</span>erena Williams knew her body well enough to listen when it told her something was wrong. Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, she’d been playing tennis since age 3—as a professional since 14. Along the way, she’d survived a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs, bounced back from knee injuries, and drowned out the voices of sports commentators and fans who criticized her body and spewed racist epithets. At 36, Williams was as powerful as ever. She could still devastate opponents with the power of a serve once clocked at 128.6 miles per hour. But in September 2017, on the day after delivering her baby, Olympia, by emergency C-section, Williams lost her breath and recognized the warning signs of a serious condition.</p>
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<p>Source: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health</p>
<p><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/america-is-failing-its-black-mothers">https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/america-is-failing-its-black-mothers</a></p>
</div>Ethan Song Foundation to Benefit Hungry At Columbus Housetag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:999652019-01-09T21:42:31.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p>GUILFORD, CT - To mark the tragic one year anniversary of the death of Ethan Song from a gun shot, friends of the Songs are planning a special event to honor his memory.</p>
<p>Friends of the family had this to say about the plans:</p>
<p><a href="https://patch.com/connecticut/guilford/ethan-song-foundation-benefit-hungry-columbus-house">https://patch.com/connecticut/guilford/ethan-song-foundation-benefit-hungry-columbus-house</a></p>
<p>Source: Guilford Patch</p>
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<p>GUILFORD, CT - To mark the tragic one year anniversary of the death of Ethan Song from a gun shot, friends of the Songs are planning a special event to honor his memory.</p>
<p>Friends of the family had this to say about the plans:</p>
<p><a href="https://patch.com/connecticut/guilford/ethan-song-foundation-benefit-hungry-columbus-house">https://patch.com/connecticut/guilford/ethan-song-foundation-benefit-hungry-columbus-house</a></p>
<p>Source: Guilford Patch</p>
<p></p>Promising research could lead to opioid vaccinetag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:999632019-01-09T21:35:13.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p>NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) - The<span> </span><a href="https://www.wtnh.com/search?q=opioid">opioid<span> </span></a>epidemic is a public<span> </span><a href="https://www.wtnh.com/search?q=health">health<span> </span></a>crisis across the country. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.wtnh.com/search?q=connecticut">Connecticut</a>, too, is feeling the pain. </p>
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<p>NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) - The<span> </span><a href="https://www.wtnh.com/search?q=opioid">opioid<span> </span></a>epidemic is a public<span> </span><a href="https://www.wtnh.com/search?q=health">health<span> </span></a>crisis across the country. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.wtnh.com/search?q=connecticut">Connecticut</a>, too, is feeling the pain. </p>
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<p>WTNH News 8: <a href="https://www.wtnh.com/news/health/promising-research-could-lead-to-opioid-vaccine/1692224787">https://www.wtnh.com/news/health/promising-research-could-lead-to-opioid-vaccine/1692224787</a></p>
<p></p>Fifteen Opportunity Zone Resources Available Right Nowtag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:1000532019-01-09T21:22:59.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
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<p>Preservationists across the country are working to get up to speed on<span> </span><a href="https://www.cims.cdfifund.gov/preparation/?config=config_nmtc.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Opportunity Zones</a>, but trying to educate yourself can feel like taking a sip from the proverbial firehose. A Google search for “Opportunity Zones” turns up more than 800,000 results, but many of these are aimed at investors who stand to financially benefit from the tax incentive. There’s relatively little out there that considers Opportunity Zones from the perspective of local governments and advocates, still less focused on the incentive’s impacts on residents in the designated zones, and almost nothing about the preservation implications for historic resources. </p>
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<p>Source: Preservation Leadership Forum: </p>
<p><a href="https://forum.savingplaces.org/blogs/special-contributor/2019/01/02/fifteen-opportunity-zone-resources-available-right%C2%A0">https://forum.savingplaces.org/blogs/special-contributor/2019/01/02/fifteen-opportunity-zone-resources-available-right </a>;</p>
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</div>Calling All Community Leaders!tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:999612019-01-09T20:46:39.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
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<tbody><tr><td><p>Applications are now being accepted for the <strong>2019</strong> <strong>Neighborhood Leadership Program</strong> (<strong>NLP</strong>) — an eight month <strong>leadership training program</strong> that supports community leaders in <strong>finding power for their purpose</strong> and building <strong>relational…</strong></p>
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<tbody><tr><td><p>Applications are now being accepted for the <strong>2019</strong> <strong>Neighborhood Leadership Program</strong> (<strong>NLP</strong>) — an eight month <strong>leadership training program</strong> that supports community leaders in <strong>finding power for their purpose</strong> and building <strong>relational networks</strong> to help manifest their vision. The program also offers support for the leaders’ <strong>work in the community</strong> with <strong>grant funding</strong> in the year following the training<br/> <br/> In this program, you will be expected to <strong>commit to action</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>your vision,</strong> and with the support of the group, to <strong>take risks</strong> and <strong>learn from your successes and failures</strong>. This learning is <strong>in service to</strong> the impact you want and to the well-being of your community<br/> <br/> Residents of <strong>New Haven,</strong> <strong>Hamden</strong>, <strong>East Haven</strong> and <strong>West Haven</strong> are eligible to apply.<br/> <br/> <strong>Deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.</strong><br/> <br/> Questions? <a href="mailto:lcruz@cfgnh.org?subject=Neighborhood%20Leadership%20Program"><strong>Email</strong></a> Lee Cruz or call him at <strong>203-777-7074</strong><strong>.</strong></p>
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</table>Schools’ Most Untapped Resourcetag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-09:3365802:BlogPost:1002402019-01-09T20:34:40.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p><span>Green Schoolyards America connects ecological innovation with education, equity, and community engagement.</span></p>
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<p><span>Green Schoolyards America connects ecological innovation with education, equity, and community engagement.</span></p>
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<p>Read more: <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/schools_most_untapped_resource">https://ssir.org/articles/entry/schools_most_untapped_resource</a></p>
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<p></p>"Project Innovation" Grant Challengetag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-04:3365802:BlogPost:999532019-01-04T21:31:36.000ZThe Community Foundation for GNHhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/TheCommunityFoundationforGNH
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<p>The NBCUniversal Foundation, along with NBC and Telemundo Owned Television Stations are hosting “Project Innovation,” a grant challenge program that will recognize nonprofit organizations that are tackling everyday problems through innovative solutions.</p>
<p>This year, nearly $2.5M will be awarded nationally, with $225,000 granted among three to eight non-profit organizations in 11 communities around the country, including Connecticut. </p>
<p> <br></br> The four funding…</p>
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<p>The NBCUniversal Foundation, along with NBC and Telemundo Owned Television Stations are hosting “Project Innovation,” a grant challenge program that will recognize nonprofit organizations that are tackling everyday problems through innovative solutions.</p>
<p>This year, nearly $2.5M will be awarded nationally, with $225,000 granted among three to eight non-profit organizations in 11 communities around the country, including Connecticut. </p>
<p> <br/> The four funding categories are:</p>
<p>• <strong>Community Engagement</strong> - Programs that enable individuals to engage and volunteer in their communities</p>
<p>• <strong>Culture of Inclusion</strong> - Programs that seek to build pathways for diverse and equitable communities</p>
<p>• <strong>Next Generation Storytellers</strong> - Programs that empower the next generation of storytellers and utilize media to drive social impact</p>
<p>• <strong>Youth Education</strong> - Programs that equip youth with the tools they need to succeed, including STEM/ STEAM education </p>
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<p>Eligibility criteria in either English or Spanish. <strong>The application will be live January 11- February 15</strong>. Additionally, we will be hosting an informational webinar to share more about Project Innovation and answer questions on <strong>Tuesday, January 22nd at 4 p.m</strong>. Here is the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nbcuniversal-foundations-project-innovation-2019-intro-to-the-competitive-grant-program-tickets-54143369275?aff=eemailordconf&amp;utm_campaign=order_confirm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;ref=eemailordconf&amp;utm_source=eb_email&amp;utm_term=viewevent">registration link</a> for the webinar.</p>Looking for Volunteer Opportunities for Univ of New Haven Studentstag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-01-02:3365802:BlogPost:999472019-01-02T18:57:22.000ZSally Anastoshttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/SallyAnastos
<p>Happy New Year! I'm looking for volunteer opportunities for University of New Haven students where they will provide direct service focusing on basic needs.</p>
<p>I’m currently working with Dr. Jason Jordan who will be offering a class called Poverty in American History. This course examines the social and institutional history of poverty in American history. Students will use both primary and secondary sources to understand the causes and effects of poverty on individuals and communities…</p>
<p>Happy New Year! I'm looking for volunteer opportunities for University of New Haven students where they will provide direct service focusing on basic needs.</p>
<p>I’m currently working with Dr. Jason Jordan who will be offering a class called Poverty in American History. This course examines the social and institutional history of poverty in American history. Students will use both primary and secondary sources to understand the causes and effects of poverty on individuals and communities as well as changes over time in popular perceptions of the poor. This class will cover topics such as education, health, stereotypes, generational poverty, and government aid programs.</p>
<p>We are looking for an organization where our students could volunteer on a regular basis from early February – late April/early May. We would like our students to be able to provide a service that meets an actual need of your organization while the students connect with the local community. Students would benefit by interacting and engaging with people who have been impacted by government policies, education inequality, inadequate health insurance, etc. We would come to the organization with the intention of helping and our students would be learners. We would be cautious and cognizant not to exploit the people using your services.</p>
<p>If you think that you might have a service project for students, I can be reached at sanastos@newhaven.edu or at 203-479-4588. Thank you! Sally Anastos</p>Equity of Place Opinion Surveytag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-20:3365802:BlogPost:996022018-12-20T17:48:36.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<div class="freebirdFormviewerViewHeaderDescription" dir="auto">This is your chance to share your opinions with the building community! We are planning to share the most constructive and meaningful survey responses at the NESSBE summit and on the event website: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nessbe.net&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1545329517204000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcZ9a7NNgXBQDHQnj7UZXOtT9eUg">www.nessbe.net</a><p>This survey's target audience is the community outside of the building…</p>
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<div class="freebirdFormviewerViewHeaderDescription" dir="auto">This is your chance to share your opinions with the building community! We are planning to share the most constructive and meaningful survey responses at the NESSBE summit and on the event website: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nessbe.net&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1545329517204000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcZ9a7NNgXBQDHQnj7UZXOtT9eUg">www.nessbe.net</a><p>This survey's target audience is the community outside of the building professions, although all are welcome to share. Our definition of building professions includes Architects, Urban Planners, Engineers, Owners, Academics, and Policymakers.</p>
<p>Community Survey: <a href="https://www.nessbe.net/community-survey">https://www.nessbe.net/community-survey</a></p>
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<p>You can download a printable version to share with your community groups at this link.<br/><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ZaSwVdMXsJGg-tIS6WVms4zFYNg31Fq/view?usp%3Dsharing&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1545329517204000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFpA9xgoac-ppZrAbzzV3YK4v3LEw">https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ZaSwVdMXsJGg-tIS6WVms4zFYNg31Fq/view?usp=sharing</a></p>
</div>Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose Positions Availabletag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-18:3365802:BlogPost:992392018-12-18T21:04:07.000ZLisahttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/Lisa
<p>Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose is seeking a <span>Director of Child Development Center/Head Teacher at its 790 Grand Avenue, New Haven, location and a Family Center Director at Centro San Jose. Please click on the link below for additional information.</span></p>
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<p>Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose is seeking a <span>Director of Child Development Center/Head Teacher at its 790 Grand Avenue, New Haven, location and a Family Center Director at Centro San Jose. Please click on the link below for additional information.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Board of Directors of The Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence (The Alliance), an East Hartford-based statewide coalition of nine individual sexual assault crisis programs, is seeking a new executive director. The next executive director will have the opportunity to lead this pivotal organization in the movement to end sexual violence and expand high-quality trauma-informed services to sexual violence survivors throughout the state of…</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Board of Directors of The Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence (The Alliance), an East Hartford-based statewide coalition of nine individual sexual assault crisis programs, is seeking a new executive director. The next executive director will have the opportunity to lead this pivotal organization in the movement to end sexual violence and expand high-quality trauma-informed services to sexual violence survivors throughout the state of Connecticut.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The next Executive Director of The Alliance will be able to build on the many strengths of the organization while navigating a turbulent and highly charged political and social environment to further grow the organization’s capacity to fulfill its critical mission of creating communities free of sexual violence. In addition to the nonprofit leadership and management skills required to lead an organization the size and scope of The Alliance, this position requires an executive who is passionate about ending social violence, who understands the dynamics of building and sustaining trauma-informed services, who has high emotional intelligence and excellent communication and public speaking skills, and who can astutely navigate the political realm and is skillful at building relationships and coalitions.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For the complete position profile and application guidelines please visit <a href="https://careers-tsne.icims.com/jobs/1077/executive-director/job?mobile=false&amp;width=960&amp;height=500&amp;bga=true&amp;needsRedirect=false&amp;jan1offset=-300&amp;jun1offset=-240" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CT Alliance to End Sexual Violence E.D. Searc</a><a href="https://sable.madmimi.com/c/13743?id=89130.3497.1.4cfea5b45c70270c010e8dc46f55e528"><span class="s2">h</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">If you have questions, or have possible leads for the position, please contact <a href="mailto:cb.cadenceconsultant@gmail.org."><span class="s2">Catherine Bradshaw</span></a>, the transition consultant who is assisting The Alliance with this search.</span></p>Transforming Youth Justicetag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-13:3365802:BlogPost:993262018-12-13T19:25:26.000ZThe Community Foundation for GNHhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/TheCommunityFoundationforGNH
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<p>A police officer is working to change policies that would divert more young people from the criminal justice system to Juvenile Review Boards. A probation officer is training judicial colleagues on the problem of implicit bias. A high school English teacher is creating a plan to expand transitional vocational programs for at-risk students. The three are among the latest cohort to graduate from the Tow Institute’s Transforming Youth Justice Leadership Development Program, an innovative approach to improving youth justice policy, practice and outcomes. <a href="https://www.cfgnh.org/About/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/96/ArticleId/1768/Transforming-Youth-Justice.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Continue reading.</a></p>Positive Strides Made in Gender-Specific Programmingtag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-13:3365802:BlogPost:991312018-12-13T19:00:00.000ZThe Community Foundation for GNHhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/TheCommunityFoundationforGNH
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<p><span>Last year, the </span><a href="https://www.cfgnh.org/LeadingOnIssues/WomenGirls.aspx" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Community Fund for Women &amp; Girls<span> </span></a><span>awarded nine grants totaling $80,950. After reviewing 2017 grant reports, it was apparent that those grants influenced and improved the development of…</span></p>
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<p><span>Last year, the </span><a href="https://www.cfgnh.org/LeadingOnIssues/WomenGirls.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Community Fund for Women &amp; Girls<span> </span></a><span>awarded nine grants totaling $80,950. After reviewing 2017 grant reports, it was apparent that those grants influenced and improved the development of gender-specific programming across the region. Programs serving girls addressed mental health, self-esteem and wellbeing, leadership development, hands-on job training, exposure to STEM fields and skill-building. Programs serving women focused on providing legal services and guidance to Latina women, financial literacy and coaching, leadership development, supportive health coaching and therapeutic services to those coping with substance abuse issues. </span><a href="https://www.cfgnh.org/LeadingOnIssues/WomenGirls/OurImpact.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more</a>.</p>Public Allies Seeking Partners for MLK Day of Service Projects!tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-11:3365802:BlogPost:993202018-12-11T15:59:03.000ZEmily Gallagherhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/EmilyGallagher
<div>Public Allies Connecticut - AmeriCorps is starting the process of planning for our annual <b><span class="il">MLK</span><span> </span><span class="il">Day</span><span> </span>of Service, scheduled to take place on Monday,<span> </span><span class="il">MLK</span><span> </span><span class="il">Day</span>, Jan 21st, 2019.</b> As an AmeriCorps program, we observe the <a href="https://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span class="il">MLK</span><span> …</span></a></div>
<div>Public Allies Connecticut - AmeriCorps is starting the process of planning for our annual <b><span class="il">MLK</span><span> </span><span class="il">Day</span><span> </span>of Service, scheduled to take place on Monday,<span> </span><span class="il">MLK</span><span> </span><span class="il">Day</span>, Jan 21st, 2019.</b> As an AmeriCorps program, we observe the <a href="https://www.nationalservice.gov/mlkday" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="il">MLK</span><span> </span><span class="il">Day</span></a> holiday as a "<span class="il">Day</span><span> </span>On" in Service to honor the legacy of Dr. King, while engaging in a reflective practice around our ongoing struggle for equity and justice. As we have in the past, we are putting a call out to our network for potential Service<span> </span><span class="il">Day</span><span> </span>partners.</div>
<div>We're looking for organizations that have a capacity need or small project that could be addressed/ completed in roughly 4-5 hours by a team of anywhere from 3-30 Allies on Jan 21st. Some examples of previous projects have included:</div>
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<li>Renovating office space and helping a nonprofit downsize</li>
<li>Sorting household donations and winterizing apartments for refugees</li>
<li>Running activities at guiding event attendees at the annual<span> </span><span class="il">MLK</span><span> </span><span class="il">Day</span><span> </span>event</li>
<li>Collecting non-perishable food donations outside of local grocery stores to benefit families receiving services related to domestic violence </li>
<li>Painting indoor murals at local schools</li>
<li>Distributing outreach information about programs and services related to financial literacy, healthy food access, and much more through door-knocking or tabling at community events.</li>
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<div>We're open to all this and much more! </div>
<div>So if you have a project in mind, no matter how large or small, that you think a group of motivated Allies could tackle between roughly 10 am and 2 or 3 pm on Jan 21st, please let me know. We're hoping to recruit enough partner organizations to be able to host additional volunteers, including Alumni, members of sister AmeriCorps programs, and friends and families. </div>
<div><b>To start a planning conversation, please complete this very <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScl8miUdFhbz7TjnnjCY_O8FWKAUpHDEqIovu2yhiOH6a3Ghg/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">short interest form</a> by Dec 19th, 2018</b>. Of course, if you are unable to partner but know another organization that might be interested, please feel free to forward this message. </div>
<div>Thanks! Looking forward to discussing your project ideas soon! </div>
</div>Deeply Flawed ‘Pennies for Charity’ Report Can Hurt Good Nonprofitstag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-07:3365802:BlogPost:993112018-12-07T16:31:21.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
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<div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-body"><p>In the<span> </span><a href="https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Deeply-Flawed-Pennies-for/245257">Chronicle of Philanthropy</a>, Anne Wallestad, the CEO of BoardSource, recently offered her thinking about transparency, pay-for-fundraising, and fundraising strategy. This is a helpful read for boards and their donors. I have just included the highlights.</p>
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<div class="content-item__story"><p>Last week, the New York Attorney General’s office released its most recent "<a href="https://www.charitiesnys.com/pdfs/pennies-for-charity-2018.pdf">Pennies for Charity</a>" report, which seeks to educate donors about "where your money goes" when you give to a particular nonprofit.</p>
<p>State officials also described the report as a call to action for donors and boards to be vigilant about raising flags when organizations are spending a significant portion of raised funds on the cost of raising them, encouraging donors and board members to seek out information on the Pennies for Charity <a href="https://www.charitiesnys.com/pfcmap/index.jsp">database,</a> which reports on the money raised by professional fundraisers, the people a nonprofit hires to solicit funds on its behalf, not its staff members...</p>
<p><a href="https://nonprofitboardcrisis.typepad.com/mbblog/2018/12/nonprofit-boards-and-fundraising-for-fee-nonprofitboards.html">https://nonprofitboardcrisis.typepad.com/mbblog/2018/12/nonprofit-boards-and-fundraising-for-fee-nonprofitboards.html</a></p>
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</div>Multiple Funding Opportunities from The Community Foundationtag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-06:3365802:BlogPost:993022018-12-06T19:30:00.000ZThe Community Foundation for GNHhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/TheCommunityFoundationforGNH
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<p><strong>New Haven, CT (December 5, 2018) -</strong> T<span>he Community Foundation <i>for </i>Greater New Haven, the region’s permanent endowment and largest grantmaker to local nonprofits, announces several grant opportunities with various application deadlines in the coming weeks. For complete details, visit <a href="http://www.cfgnh.org/grants">www.cfgnh.org/grants</a>.</span></p>
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<p><strong>New Haven, CT (December 5, 2018) -</strong> T<span>he Community Foundation <i>for </i>Greater New Haven, the region’s permanent endowment and largest grantmaker to local nonprofits, announces several grant opportunities with various application deadlines in the coming weeks. For complete details, visit <a href="http://www.cfgnh.org/grants">www.cfgnh.org/grants</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span><strong>The Quinnipiac River Fund</strong>, a component fund at The Community Foundation, is accepting applications through Friday, January 18, 2019. The Fund makes grants for projects designed to benefit the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River, the New Haven Harbor, and surrounding watersheds. Approximately $100,000 in grants is awarded each spring from the Fund. Learn more <a href="http://www.thequinnipiacriver.com/grants/apply">here</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span><strong>The Neighborhood Leadership Program</strong> at The Community Foundation will accept applications through Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at noon. The Neighborhood Leadership Program is an eight-month training and grant program that supports community leaders in imagining, developing, testing and realizing projects which build community and provide positive outcomes in New Haven neighborhoods and contiguous towns. </span>Applications for the 2019 program will be available starting December 15, 2018. <span>Learn more <a href="http://www.cfgnh.org/LeadingOnIssues/NeighborhoodLeadership/ApplyfortheNeighborhoodLeadershipProgram.aspx">here</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span><strong>The Community Fund for Women &amp; Girls</strong> is accepting applications for the 2019 grants cycle through Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Grants from this fund whose purpose is to advance women and girls are awarded to gender-specific initiatives that are intentional, equitable and well-informed. Learn more <a href="http://www.cfgnh.org/StrengtheningNonprofits/AboutOurGrantmaking/GrantstoApplyFor/GrantsforWomenGirls.aspx" target="_self">here</a>.</span></p>
<p><span>The annual Responsive Grant Process also opens in January and has a deadline of March 28, 2019. A free informational webinar about this process will be held in February. </span></p>
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<p><span>The Community Foundation has several other competitive grant processes opening in January including: Year-Round Small Grants, Sponsorships, Scholarships and the Konopacke Fund for nonprofit animal shelters.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://www.cfgnh.org/StrengtheningNonprofits/AboutOurGrantmaking/GrantstoApplyFor.aspx">Click here</a> for a complete list of our available grant programs and upcoming deadlines.</span></p>
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<p><span>Thanks to the generosity of three generations of donors, The Community Foundation <em>for</em> Greater New Haven awarded over $28.5 million in grants and distributions as of December 31, 2017. The endowment is valued at more than $620 million and composed of hundreds of individually named funds. In addition to its grantmaking, The Community Foundation helps build a stronger community by leading on issues and supporting donors and nonprofits in creating a community of opportunity for all. The Foundation’s 20 town service area includes: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven, Woodbridge. For more information about The Community Foundation, visit <a href="http://www.cfgnh.org">www.cfgnh.org</a>, find us on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.org/cfgnh">www.facebook.org/cfgnh</a> or follow us on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cfgnh">www.twitter.com/cfgnh</a></span></p>The December Dilemma: Teaching About Religious Holidaystag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-12-06:3365802:BlogPost:991182018-12-06T17:38:32.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p><span>Every December, public school students, parents, teachers and administrators face the difficult task of acknowledging the various religious and secular holiday traditions celebrated during that time of year. Teachers, administrators and parents should try to promote greater understanding and tolerance among students of different traditions by taking care to adhere to the requirements of the First Amendment...…</span></p>
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<p><span>Every December, public school students, parents, teachers and administrators face the difficult task of acknowledging the various religious and secular holiday traditions celebrated during that time of year. Teachers, administrators and parents should try to promote greater understanding and tolerance among students of different traditions by taking care to adhere to the requirements of the First Amendment...</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/religion-in-public-schools/religious-holidays">https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/religion-in-public-schools/religious-holidays</a></span></p>
<p></p>Standoff at the Museum: Director Fired Days Before Exhibit on Police Violence Launchestag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-11-26:3365802:BlogPost:990482018-11-26T15:47:49.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
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<blockquote><p>Artist<span> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Woods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lauren woods</a><span> </span>has paused her work,<span> </span><em>American Monument</em>, at the California State University Long Beach’s University Art Museum after the museum director who collaborated with her was fired. As woods explains,</p>
<blockquote><p>It’s paused. Not pulled…It’s paused because I am calling for true partnership. I want to offer the university the chance to engage in a restorative process and demonstrate their commitment to the<span> </span><em>work<span> </span></em>of antiracism, an impulse that is evident by the choice to hire Kimberli Meyer, who declared upfront that this was the mission and vision for her tenure.</p>
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<p><a href="https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/09/20/standoff-at-the-museum-director-fired-days-before-exhibit-on-police-violence-launches/">https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/09/20/standoff-at-the-museum-director-fired-days-before-exhibit-on-police-violence-launches/</a></p>
</blockquote>The Future of Listening: How AI Can Help Us Connect to Human Needtag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-11-26:3365802:BlogPost:988612018-11-26T15:42:55.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
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<p><span class="sep"><span>How can you help someone in crisis feel better? It requires deeply human intelligence and communications skills, and above all, listening. It is also one of a growing number of situations where new ways of listening—supported by artificial intelligence—can help...</span></span></p>
<p><span class="sep"><span><a href="https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/11/19/the-future-of-listening-how-ai-can-help-us-connect-to-human-need/">https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/11/19/the-future-of-listening-how-ai-can-help-us-connect-to-human-need/</a></span></span></p>
<p></p>The Future Of Connecticut's Changing Climatetag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-11-26:3365802:BlogPost:989642018-11-26T15:35:27.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p><span>A special program brought you by </span><a href="https://nenc.news/next/episodes/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NEXT</a><span>. John Dankosky hosts a conversation on climate change, clean energy, and how communities are coping. The show was recorded live at Yale School of Forestry &amp; Environmental Studies, with climate game changers, including author and activist Bill McKibben...…</span></p>
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<p><span>A special program brought you by </span><a href="https://nenc.news/next/episodes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NEXT</a><span>. John Dankosky hosts a conversation on climate change, clean energy, and how communities are coping. The show was recorded live at Yale School of Forestry &amp; Environmental Studies, with climate game changers, including author and activist Bill McKibben...</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://www.wnpr.org/post/future-connecticuts-changing-climate">http://www.wnpr.org/post/future-connecticuts-changing-climate</a></span></p>
<p></p>Fair and Just Prosecution - An Organization More People Should Know About...tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-11-21:3365802:BlogPost:988552018-11-21T16:44:01.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p><span>Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) brings together newly elected local prosecutors as part of a network of leaders committed to promoting a justice system grounded in fairness, equity, compassion, and fiscal responsibility. These recently elected leaders – and the vision they share for safer and healthier communities – are supported by FJP’s network through ongoing information sharing, research and resource materials, opportunities for on the ground learning, in-person convenings,…</span></p>
<p><span>Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) brings together newly elected local prosecutors as part of a network of leaders committed to promoting a justice system grounded in fairness, equity, compassion, and fiscal responsibility. These recently elected leaders – and the vision they share for safer and healthier communities – are supported by FJP’s network through ongoing information sharing, research and resource materials, opportunities for on the ground learning, in-person convenings, technical assistance, and access to national experts.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://fairandjustprosecution.org/">https://fairandjustprosecution.org/</a></span></p>Top-down, Meet Bottom-up (Elite Power, New Power, and Sharing Power)tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-11-20:3365802:BlogPost:989522018-11-20T16:30:11.000ZLee Cruzhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LeeCruz
<p><em>by Paul Schmitz, CEO of<span> </span><a href="https://www.leadinginsideout.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Leading Inside Out</a><span> </span>and Senior Advisor to<span> </span><a href="http://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Collective Impact Forum</a></em></p>
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<p><em>by Paul Schmitz, CEO of<span> </span><a href="https://www.leadinginsideout.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leading Inside Out</a><span> </span>and Senior Advisor to<span> </span><a href="http://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Collective Impact Forum</a></em></p>
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<p>The simple answer is both — it often happens when there is collective leadership creating pressure on the outside of an institution, and allies inside the institution or with the power to influence the institution leveraging that pressure to create change. These two groups of leaders, however, are very different. As our social, political, economic, and media bubbles move further apart and become less porous, creating linkages among them has become more challenging. We must understand the dynamics that allow bottom-up and top-down to work together: the need for people to believe in their ability to lead and the need for leaders in positions of traditional power to share or give up power...</p>
<p><a href="http://johnsoncenter.org/top-down-bottom-up/">http://johnsoncenter.org/top-down-bottom-up/</a></p>
<p></p>Attention Community Leaders!tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2018-10-04:3365802:BlogPost:980122018-10-04T17:30:00.000ZThe Community Foundation for GNHhttp://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/TheCommunityFoundationforGNH
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